BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalDiscovery//caldiscovery//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH DESCRIPTION:Indianapolis: literary\, this weekend (Fri Sep 18 to Sun Sep 2 0\, America/Indiana/Indianapolis). Rolling: the window moves forward every day\, so subscribe rather than download. Discovered and maintained by Cal Discovery (https://caldiscovery.com). Event details belong to their publis hers. Contains information from CalDiscovery\, which is made available und er the ODbL 1.0. SOURCE:https://caldiscovery.com/indianapolis-in/this-weekend-literary.ics X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Indianapolis: literary\, this weekend (Fri Sep 18 to Sun Sep 20\, America/Indiana/Indianapolis). Rolling: the window moves forward ever y day\, so subscribe rather than download. Discovered and maintained by Ca lDiscovery (https://caldiscovery.com). Event details belong to their publi shers. Contains information from CalDiscovery\, which is made available un der the ODbL 1.0. X-WR-CALNAME:Indianapolis · literary · this weekend · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Line Break Writers Retreat: The Power of Practicing Craft DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260922 DTSTAMP:20260730T132156Z UID:10001996-1789696800-1789955999@indianahumanities.org CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Line Break Writers Series\, supported by Indiana Huma nities\, is a three-day writing retreat open to local writers. The series will take place Friday\, Sept. 18 – Sunday\, Sept. 20 at Indiana Humanit ies. \n\nThis year’s theme is The Power of Practicing Craft with a focus on community and creating a routine together. Writers who attend will gro w together as artists\, learning more about the creative and practical pro cess of creating meaningful poems\, sustaining oneself as a professional w riter\, and preparing for their work to be published in our online antholo gy\, Iambic Pen. Participants will take part in workshops led by accomplis hed local poets and writers\, develop new works\, and conclude the retreat by sharing their works in a celebration open to family and friends. \n  \nSCHEDULE (All times Eastern.) \nFriday\, September 18 | Indiana Humaniti es \n4:30-7 pm: Opening event featuring viewing and discussion of Come See Me in the Good Light \nSaturday\, September 19 | Indiana Humanities \n10- 10:30 am: Welcome & Introductions \n10:30 am-12:00 pm: “Grant Writing 10 1 for Writers” with Maurice Broaddus \nLUNCH BREAK \n1-2:00 pm: “Begin Again: A Revision Workshop” with Lydia Davis \n2:00-4 pm: Peer Editing Workshop \n4-4:30 pm: Closing \nSunday\, September 20 | Indiana Humanities \n10-10:30 am: Wellness & Writing \n10:30-11:30 am: “Where Has All the Whimsy Gone?” with Corey Ewing \nLUNCH BREAK \n1-4 pm: Peer Editing Work shop \n4-4:30 pm: Closing \nBREAK \n6-8 pm: Open Mic at Loudmouth Books | 212 E. 16th St\, Indianapolis\, IN 46202 (Open to family & friends.) \n  \nABOUT THE ORGANIZERS \nChantel Massey (she/her) is a storyteller\, poet\ , author\, teaching artist\, editor\, organizer\, educator\, practicing Af rofuturist\, and avid anime lover from Indiana. Massey has received suppor t from Brooklyn Poets\, Hurston/Wright Foundation\, and Tin House. She’s a Randolph College MFA graduate and 2023 Best of Net Award winner and 202 0 Indiana Eugene and Marilyn Glick Author Awards Emerging Author finalist for her first collection of poetry\, Bursting At The Seams (VK Press\, 201 8)\, a Midwest Black girl coming of age story. Massey founded the literary arts organization\, UnLearn Arts\, radically dedicated to amplifying and cultivating the craft and wellness of BIPOC writers in the Midwest and els ewhere. \nMitchell L. H. Douglas is the author of four poetry collections : Universal Corner\, dying in the scarecrow’s arms\, \\blak\\ \\al-fə b et\, winner of the Persea Books Lexi Rudnitsky/Editor’s Choice Award\, and Cooling Board: A Long-Playing Poem\, an NAACP Image Award and Hurston/ Wright Legacy Award nominee. His “Poem that Begins w/a Tweet About Gwend olyn Brooks” was featured in This is the Honey: An Anthology of Contempo rary Black Poets edited by New York Times best-selling author Kwame Alex ander. A 2021 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellow\, hi s visual art has been published in The Adroit Journal\, The Offing\, and C allaloo. \n  \nABOUT BOOKMARK INDY \nBookmark Indy is a one-of-a-kind lit erary exploration of Indianapolis through the eyes of the writers who’ve called it home. Explore the city while encountering points of inspiration for Hoosier authors like Kurt Vonnegut\, John Green\, Mari Evans\, Booth Tarkington and more. With BookmarkIndy.com as your guide\, learn about Ind y’s rich literary culture\, experience local art inspired by Indy’s wr iters\, and find creative prompts to make your own mark. Who knows – may be you’ll be bookmarked next! \nABOUT INDIANA HUMANITIES \nIndiana Human ities sparks curiosity\, connects people\, and explores the human experien ce through programs\, grants\, and storytelling. www.IndianaHumanities.o rg LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T132156Z LOCATION:Indiana Humanities\, 1500 N Delaware St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46 202 URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/line-break-writers-retreat-the-pow er-of-practicing-craft/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaig n=indianapolis-in X-SOURCE-NAME:Indiana Humanities X-SOURCE-URL:https://indianahumanities.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Writers Night with Pen to Paper DTSTART:20260919T203000Z DTEND:20260919T223000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T180225Z UID:10001597-1789835400-1789842600@indyreads.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join Indy Reads and Pen to Paper for a bimonthly writing works hop on the first and third Saturdays from 4:30-6:30 pm.\n\n\nJoin Indy Rea ds and Pen to Paper for this bimonthly writing workshop from 4:30-6:30pm o n the first and third Saturdays of the month. \nPen to Paper is an inclusi ve writing group that meets at Indy Reads to read each other’s work\, pr ovide constructive feedback\, and build community. You can drop-in to the workshop\, but only work that has been emailed to the group a week in adva nce will be workshopped that night. \nAll genres of writing are welcome d uring this workshop. \nPen to Paper at Indy Reads is recommended for write rs ages 18+. \nLearn More about Pen to Paper \n\n\n\nMeet the Pen to Paper \nWe write. We share. We live. \nPen to Paper is Indy’s most notorious coterie of misfit writers. \n\n\nWhat We Do \nIn its simplest form\, we wr ite stuff\, share it with each other\, and talk about it. \nWe critique ea ch other’s written material and provide creative support\, constructive criticism\, and sage advice. \n\n\nWho May Join \nIf you write\, you may j oin. Even if you don’t write\, give us a whirl (as long as you provide u s with homemade cookies and lemonade). \nWe accept people at all skill lev els\, from the doe-eyed novice to the experts. \nIf you want to write or i mprove your writing\, then you’ve come to the right place! \nWe critique all manner of writing\, be it fiction\, non-fiction\, poetry\, travelogue s\, technical manuals … if it has words\, we’ll read it. \n\n\n\nThis event is Pay-What-You-Can. Here’s what your suggested donation can do fo r the Indy Reads community: \nFREE – This ticket is for attendees that w ould like to attend this event and are unable to purchase a ticket. Indy R eads values our community and facilitators. We are proud to provide progra mming to all. Thank you for being a part of our community! \n$10 – This donation covers the cost of one attendee to this event. Indy Reads strives to bring the very best programming to Fountain Square and all Hoosiers. T hank you for helping us to keep our quality programs accessible for all! \ n$20 – This donation covers the cost of two attendees to this event. If you are attending as an individual\, your ticket at this level makes it po ssible for another who cannot afford a ticket to attend. It is only throug h the generosity of our community that we are able to support programs tha t enrich the lives of all Hoosiers. Thank you for your support! \nOther – “Pay-What-You-Can” really does mean pay what you can. Indy Reads a ppreciates that every one of our community members is able to support our vision of 100% literacy for all in different ways. Whether you can pay $5 or $50\, we are so excited to see you – and thank you for your support! LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T180225Z LOCATION:Indy Reads\, 1066 Virginia Avenue\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, U nited States URL:https://indyreads.org/event/writers-night-with-pen-to-paper-47/?utm_so urce=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=indianapolis-in X-SOURCE-NAME:Indy Reads X-SOURCE-URL:https://indyreads.org/event/poetry-more-open-mic-night-10 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR